Quotes About Upbringing

I come from a very conservative background.

I didn't know I was a conservative when it didn't matter to me growing up.

I actually was raised Baptist. I'm from the South, so you definitely know a lot of conservative people.

My parents were in the theater so I was always somewhat surrounded by it.

I'm surrounded by music; I always was when I was growing up and continue to be. And I love music. And when I imagine a fictional world, I imagine there's music in it for those people, too.

My mother has a very big family in Shanghai, so I have, like, almost 40 cousins, so we stayed together all the time. So by the time I get to Hong Kong, I become the only child and the only one surrounded by adults, you know.

I grew up surrounded by strong women, and that was a very strong influence.

My family is still in Los Angeles. We listened to all sorts of music: Mexican music, oldies, soul, disco and rock & roll. I was surrounded by music.

You know, my family is very musical, I was surrounded by it. And from four years old I was the one that asked my mother could I take piano lessons.

I grew up surrounded by both Haitian and Japanese culture.

It's very difficult to be objective about yourself and your own circumstances, but one thing I do know about is that I grew up surrounded by storytellers.

I grew up in suburban New Jersey in a transitional area that was surrounded by farmland that wasn't being cultivated.

My parents have always given me whatever I wanted. Took me to the ballet, the opera, museum exhibitions. I was always surrounded by art. It's their fault I've become an actress.

I did absolutely grow up in a world surrounded by people who were always performing and being flamboyant.

I was raised in a very activist household so that I grew up surrounded by people who were activists.

I definitely have a soft spot for women. I was raised by women - my mom and two older sisters. I've been surrounded by estrogen since I was born.

I never knew a regular childhood, but I was always surrounded by love.

My mom was a singer, and my dad had been playing in bands with my mom's brother. My dad married my mom, and so I was sorta surrounded by music from the get-go. Born right into it.

I like Canada for a number of reasons, politics and people and all that stuff aside. I was raised there, and I write music best when I'm in situations that I'm surrounded by nature, and when there's seasons.

One always goes back to one's childhood in the beginning, and I come from a very religious family and surrounding. Very religious.

I ate cottage cheese all the time growing up, but it wasn't until I was in college that I became aware of the stigma surrounding it.

I do have this belief that we all have a chance to be great, beautiful people based on how we are raised and our surroundings.

You never choose the way that you're raised, it's just the way that you were raised, but you do get to a certain age where you're in a position to question the expectations of you and the way that you've been formed by your surroundings.

It's a very important part of my life: parents and church - and your surroundings.